Soul Of The Blues Festival/Poetry & More This Weekend at the Cornelia Street Cafe

July 29, 2005

To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]





Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014

Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com

between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.

“a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987

This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe

July 29 thg July 31





Friday Jul 29 6:00PM PINK PONY POETRY Jackie Sheeler, host DuEwa Frazier, featured poet Jackie Sheeler’s open mic poetry series with featured reader DuEwa Frazier. arrive before 6 pm to sign up. $6 admission includes a free drink Cover $6 (includes one house drink) http://www.poetz.com

9:00PM SOUL OF THE BLUES FESTIVAL Whiteboy Slim; Kerry Kearney Band; Melissa Mulligan; Breakaway

Kerry Kearney Band This night of the Soul of the Blues Festival features 8:30 - Whiteboy Slim 9:30 - Kerry Kearney Band 10:30 - Melissa Mulligan 11:45 - Breakaway

The best in authentic country blues, jammin’ blues-rock, horn-driven soul and even modern R&B will be represented during the Festival’s six nights. SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC’s premiere inexpensive live blues and soul music series, happens the fourth Wednesday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe.

Cover $10 jonsobel.com , http://jonsobel.com/sotbfesthome.html

Saturday Jul 30 6:00PM GUITAR & PEN Chris Belden reads new fiction “The Writer" and plays some new songs on guitar. Cover $6 (includes one house drink)

9:00PM SOUL OF THE BLUES FESTIVAL Layla DaVias & Aviv Roth; Hot Button All-Stars; The Shades; Dare Ya Blues Band

The Hot Button All-Stars This night of the Soul of the Blues Festival features 8:30 - Layla DaVias & Aviv Roth 9:30 - Hot Button All-Stars 10:30 The Shades 11:45 Dare Ya Blues Band

The best in authentic country blues, jammin’ blues-rock, horn-driven soul and even modern R&B will be represented during the Festival’s six nights. SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC’s premiere inexpensive live blues and soul music series, happens the fourth Wednesday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe.

Cover $10 jonsobel.com , http://jonsobel.com/sotbfesthome.html

Sunday Jul 31 7:00PM SOUL OF THE BLUES FESTIVAL Sam Hooper Group: Georgie: Little Toby Walker: Pecan Pie w/ Halley DeVestern

Little Toby Walker This night of the Soul of the Blues Festival features 7:00 - Sam Hooper Group 8:00 - Georgie “The Blacksmith” Bonds 9:00 - Little Toby Walker 10:00 - Pecan Pie w/ Halley DeVestern

The best in authentic country blues, jammin’ blues-rock, horn-driven soul and even modern R&B will be represented during the Festival’s six nights. SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC’s premiere inexpensive live blues and soul music series, happens the fourth Wednesday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe. Cover $10 jonsobel.com, http://jonsobel.com/sotbfesthome.html

Upcoming Shows at Cornelia Street Cafe

Monday Aug 01 8:30PM AMRAM & CO This series explores in his highly personable, generous and informal style the astonishing variety of David Amram’s interests and accomplishments—renowned composer of symphonic classical music, jazz compositions, improvisation, spoken word, scat, he sits at the piano, schmoozes about music, about the greats, the beats, the obscure, the legendary; plays the French horn, pulls out all kinds of instruments (flutes, drums, horns) gathered from his many circumnavigations of the globe, pulls in guests drawn from just about every artistic walk of life. Cover $10 http://www.davidamram.com